Learning a second language has always been a problem for Spanish students. As it can be drawn from recent studies, the ability to have a conversation in a second language is not common. The new way to access the Máster de Formación del Profesorado de Educación Secundaria, for which it is compulsory to prove a CEF B1 level in a second language, has made obvious this shortage.
With this paper, we intend to analyze the students’ perception towards this requirement
and how they fulfilled it. We have validated and designed an ad hoc questionnaire in order to obtain revealing results regarding these two aspects. We have studied the role
of the Language Centers in Higher Education as the ideal tool to perform these duties
in the universities. Finally, we have been able to obtain a global picture on how this
requirement will be adapted in the new university degrees.